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The impact of skeletal unloading on bone formation

The impact of skeletal unloading on bone formation

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The impact of skeletal unloading on bone formation

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The impact of skeletal unloading on bone formation

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Legacy CDMS: American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology

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Gravitational and space biology bulletin, 2003-06, Vol.16 (2), p.45-54

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English

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Legacy CDMS: American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology

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Skeletal unloading leads to decreased bone formation and decreased bone mass. Bone resorption is uncoupled from bone formation, contributing to the bone loss. During space flight bone is lost principally from the bones most loaded in the 1 g environment. Determining the mechanism(s) by which loading of bone is sensed and translated into a signal(s)...

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The impact of skeletal unloading on bone formation

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_73616736

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_73616736

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1089-988X

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